Well as everything I have ever owner since I was a kid back in the 1950's had serial numbers. No serial number was a new thing to me.

Recall many year ago a friend had their custom VW Bug Stolen, the owner work for weber carbarator, and put the word out in the bug community about a reward. He got a tip and saw his car park were the tiptster said. It had been pained but he was 110% sure. Local cops investigated, and said VIN did not mate his stolen.

So I get a call from the guy girl friend cring about the problem, made a suggestion to call CHiPs auto thieft guys as thery were the experts. CHiPs went out and look over the bug real well, there are several VIN number on bug. The experts knew that, car was returned to owner, thieves who saiid it was theirs went to the slam that to serial numbers.

Problem I see with no serial numbers is there could be say 200 Black San Cristobol Ciocc in say 55 CM. Steal one and ho do you tell it from the other 199?